Collection Items
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MapPlan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of ... At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C. Reduced-scale facsim. of earlier 1887 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey facsim. of the ms. L'Enfant plan. Original version: [1791]. Includes texts containing letters dated "Washington ... 1887," notes, descriptive index of "References," and U.S.C. & G.S. insigne. Lacks text below "N.I." At lower right: N.I. In right upper margin: No. 3035a price 50 cents. Available...
- Contributor: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey - L'enfant, Pierre Charles - United States. Commissioner of Public Buildings
- Date: 1791-01-01
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MapPlan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by the states of Virginia and Maryland to the United States of America, and by them established as the ... "In order to execute this plan, Mr. Ellicott drew ..., and made the bases on which the whole plan was executed." On accompanying text sheet: This cloth map features Pierre Charles L'Enfant's plan of ... Washington, D.C., as it was engraved by Samuel Hill in Boston in ... 1792. The present scarf has been reproduced from a small souvenir map printed on cotton cloth...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Ellicott, Andrew - Hill, Samuel - Stephenson, Richard W.
- Date: 1990-01-01
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MapMap of Washington City, District of Columbia, seat of the federal government : respectfully dedicated to the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of North America Wall map of original city area (within Florida Avenue) showing lot lines, individual buildings, block numbers, municipal wards (numbered), marshes, and woods. Shows "Judicary [thus] Square". Name of "W. Twenty Seventh St." correctly shown. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. Transfer; NOAA; August 2000. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1857, by A. Boschke, in the C[section...
- Contributor: Boschke, A. - Bien, Julius
- Date: 1857-01-01
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MapMap of the District of Columbia. Shows all streets in county area. Shows main streets and numbered wards within city limits. India ink and purple wash on tracing linen. Probably drawn by Dr. Joseph M. Toner. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP Vault
- Date: 1880-01-01
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MapMap of the city of Washington : for use of the Engineer Department, District of Columbia. Pen-and-ink and pencil. Printed directories of street name changes affixed to recto. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault DCP
- Contributor: District of Columbia. Engineer Department
- Date: 1904-01-01
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Map[Photographic negative transparency of U.S. Geological Survey topographic map of the District of Columbia and adjacent suburban areas] Date of situation of the original map is approximate. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Title devised by cataloger. Publication data taken from donor's adhesive label at lower right. Gift; Gary W. North; May 2009. Vinyl transparent negative photocopy. LC copy imperfect: Adhesive label with donor information affixed at lower right; torn adhesive paper affixed at top. Available also through the Library of...
- Contributor: Geological Survey (U.S.) - North Arrow Ltd - North, Gary W.
- Date: 1915-01-01
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MapLibraries, Washington D.C. Ms. (india ink and typescript) on photocopy base map. Shows no. of vols. per library. Assemblage of several sheets mounted together on cloth backing. Internal portions excised from base map. Indexed. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault DCP
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Map Division
- Date: 1926-01-01
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MapProfile of Washington & Fayette streets, Georgetown, D.C. Washington Street profile covers 30th Street between Q and R streets N.W. Fayette Street profile covers 35th Street between Volta Place and Wisconsin Avenue N.W. Alternate title: Profile of Washington & Fayette streets. Oriented with north to the left. Black, brown, blue inks, and lead pencil. Soiled and cracked at edges. Includes notes, statistical tables, computations, and outline maps of both streets. Available also...
- Contributor: Carbery, Lewis - Taggart, Hugh T. (Hugh Thomas)
- Date: 1856-01-01
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MapSurvey of the rocks in the Potomac River above Georgetown known as the "Three Sisters" : showing the surveys of Wm. Deakins and John Threlkeld, pattented to J. Hoy & Wm. D. ... Cadastral map. "Jan. 18th 1893." Black, brown, and red inks. Brittle, torn, and missing sections along edges. Includes note. On verso in ink: 3 Sisters. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Phillips. Washington 777 Vault DCP
- Contributor: Brewer, H. W. (Henry W.)
- Date: 1893-01-01
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MapGoose Creek : [Washington D.C.] Covers Tiber Creek estuary in the area now occupied by the Mall. Shows proposed Washington D.C. street alignments. Pen-and-ink and brown wash. Originally drawn on 2 sheets. Watermark: J Whatman (with fleur-de-lis under crown). Oriented with north to the bottom. Stained, missing section at lower right corner, and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster...
- Contributor: Henry
- Date: 1790-01-01
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MapMap of Tiber Creek, from its mouth to the extent of tide water : [Washington D.C.]. Covers area now occupied by the Mall. Shows proposed Washington D.C. street alignments and proposed canal. Title from verso. Pen-and-ink, blue wash, and blue pencil. Originally drawn on 2 sheets. Watermark: GR (with reginal figure in cartouche under crown). Oriented with north to the bottom. Foxed and mounted on cloth backing. On verso in lead pencil: No. 6. Available also through the Library of...
- Date: 1800-01-01
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MapTract of land, conveyed by deed of Chas. Paine & wife, Catherine, to George W. Hurdle, Jr. (deed 592 J.), near Tennallytown : about 1879? : [Washington D.C.]. Cadastral survey map. Title from cloth backing. Pen-and-ink and lead pencil. Foxed, fold-lined, trimmed, and mounted on cloth backing. Title and notes in ink on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault DCP
- Date: 1879-01-01
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Map"The Rest" : [part of Tenleytown, Washington D.C.] Cadastral survey map showing landowners' names. "June 1888." Pen-and-ink, col. pencils, and lead pencil. Soiled and mounted on cloth backing. Includes text mentioning "Tennally Town." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault DCP
- Contributor: Latimer, Wm. J. (William J.)
- Date: 1888-01-01
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Map[Cadastral survey map of a land tract fronting Tennallytown Road north of Pierce's Mill Road, Tenleytown, Washington D.C.] In lead pencil: Aug. 91. Title devised by cataloger. India ink and lead pencil. Soiled and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault DCP
- Contributor: Benton, Wm. H. (William H.)
- Date: 1891-01-01
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MapMap showing areas comprising United States Capitol grounds Shows government buildings and boundaries of Capitol grounds. "June 25, 1946." Blue-line print. Oriented with north to the left. Includes text and statement of approval. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: Robinson, J. F. (Joseph F.) - Lynn, David - United States. Architect of the Capitol
- Date: 1946-01-01
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MapUnited States Senate, map and directory.
Capitol Hill Covers U.S. Capitol, Capitol Grounds, and surrounding government buildings. Panel title. Includes col. ill. Indexed "United States Senate directory" and key to abbreviations on verso. Floorplans on verso: The Capitol -- Russell Senate Office Building -- Dirksen and Hart Senate office buildings. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP- Contributor: United States. Congress. Senate
- Date: 2000-01-01
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MapUnited States Senate, map and directory.
Capitol Hill Covers U.S. Capitol, Capitol Grounds, and surrounding government buildings. Title from panel. Includes col. ill. Indexed "United States Senate directory" and key to abbreviations on verso. Floorplans on verso: The Capitol -- Russell Senate Office Building -- Dirksen and Hart Senate office buildings. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP- Contributor: United States. Congress. Senate
- Date: 2003-01-01
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MapPlan submitted for the alteration of the streets and av. around the Capitol : consequent upon its extension Oriented with north to the right. LC copy fold-lined and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: Forsyth, William - French, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Brown) - United States. Commissioner of Public Buildings
- Date: 1854-01-01
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MapPlan for enlarging the grounds around the U.S. Capitol Oriented with north to the left. LC copy faded, fold-lined, and annotated on recto in lead pencil to identify points of interest. LC copy annotated on verso in ink: Capitol Grounds. In lead pencil: From Thomas U[E?]wing Colleciton, transferred from M.S. Div. L.C. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: United States. Architect of Extension of Capitol
- Date: 1866-01-01
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MapPlan for enlarging the grounds around the U.S. Capitol In lower margin: From "Documentary history of the construction and development of the United States Capitol Building and Grounds," 58th Cong. 2d Sess., House rept. no. 646, serial no. 4585, Washington, 1904, facing p. 1072. Oriented with north to the right. LC copy accompanied by negative photocopy. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: United States. Architect of Extension of Capitol - United States. Congress House - Walter, Thomas Ustick